by Mr Incredible | Oct 21, 2016 | Blog
YOLO! “You Only Live Once,” so you might as well buy it right? Rapper Dee-1 is making being financially savvy cool, from his hit single “Sallie Mae Back” to new hit “No Car Note,” Dee-1 is taking on challenging topics and starting conversations. Like how...
by Anthony Thomas | Mar 3, 2016 | Celebrities
Oprah’s $19 million tweet written by: walterm Celebrities on social media can rake in millions of dollars from their popularity – if they press the right buttons. On 28th January, Oprah made a whooping $19.5 million from a tweet promoting Weight Watchers....
by Krystal | Feb 16, 2016 | News
“They Would’ve Shot Me For 1,500 Bucks!” – Student Loan arrest are on the rise. On Thursday, a Houston man received an unwelcome visit from armed U.S. Marshals, who arrested him for nonpayment of a $1,500 student loan that he had taken out in...
by Freddie Ra | Aug 19, 2015 | Business, News
Marsha Barnes is a young woman who was inspired by the sound financial example of her parents. They lived modest lives taking care of the family, skipping on luxuries like call waiting or shopping at designer stores for clothes. They were saving their funds for...
by midwest25 | Jul 3, 2015 | Culture, News
The banks are closed, protesting in the streets, and the unemployment rate is skyrocketing in Greece. Salaries are being slashed and people are limited to only take a small amount of money from their bank accounts. Have you thought about what you would do in this...
by Spirit of Thoth | Oct 8, 2014 | Blog
Money… It’s a gift, curse, and a necessity that we have been burdened with through the course of world history. Many of us believe that it is the answer to our survival… While others believe that it is the root of all evil and the bane of our existence. Some believe...
by Furious | Oct 15, 2013 | Business
We have been discussing black owned banks lately here at Urban Intellectuals and look what I discovered in the process. Apparently, we are not the only ones concerned with black owned banks and the economical future of the black community. To your, and my, surprise,...
